Banner hanging implement



United States Patent O 3,032,362 BANNER HANGING IMPLEMENT Paul A.Lovejoy, Box 488, Plain City, Ohio Filed Sept. 16, 1959, Ser. No.840,291 6 Claims. (Cl. 294-19) the problem of placing banners or thelike in a high position in a store or any other location by materiallyfacilitating this task. Ordinarily, a person hanging banners will use aladder. At best, the use of a ladder is dangerous, especially insituations where the ladder is not always of the best grade or in thebest condition. Furthermore, numerous trips up and down the ladder arerequired together with a shifting of position of the ladder betweentrips.

The device to facilitate hanging of the banners is characterized by anextensible handle together with an arm which is movable between a storedposition within a cavity at one end of the handle, and an operativeposition at which it is arranged at approximately right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the handle. There are resilient means operativelyconnected with the handle and the arm to yieldingly hold it in theoperative position so that it will remain in place. The arm functions asa support over which a banner may be hung, after which the handle, armand banner are elevated so that the banner may be deposited on thestring. This procedure may be repeated any number of times until all ofthe banners are hung. Thereafter, the handle can be returned to thenon-extended position and the arm restored to the storage cavity.

These, together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent, reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of the device in the operativeposition at which it may be used.

FIGURE 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device in theinoperative position.

FIGURE 3 is a top view of the device in FIGURE 1 but on an enlargedscale.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view showing a detail of construction.

FIGURE 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 77 of FIGURE 4.

In the accompanying drawings there is illustrated a device 10 tofacilitate hanging banners, flags or the like on an elevated support,for example, a wire or rope which is strung well above the averageheight which a person may ordinarily reach. Device 10 is made of anelongated tubular handle 12 having a hand grip 14 at one end, tO-igether with an arm or bar 16 over which one or more banners may beplaced.

Handle 12 is extensible, preferably in telescopic fashion. It comprisestwo tubular female and male sections 18 and 20, respectively, which areslidably disposed with reference to each other, tube 20 sliding in thebore of tube 18. Hand grip 14 is preferably made of an elastomericsubstance and may be in the form of a socket with a hole 22 at one end.Section 18 has a transverse slit or opening 24 intermediate the endsthereof but adjacent to the end opposite to that end on which hand grip14 is secured. Clamp 26 consisting of a split, resilient ring or3,032,362 Patented May 1, 1 962 circular band 28 with end wings 29 and30 accommodating screw 32 is secured on the outer surface of section 18at slit 24. It is evident from an inspection of FIGURE 6 that when theclamp 26 is tightened, the handle sections are held in a selectedextended position with reference to each other, the end portions of thesplit ring 28 engaging the section 20 through the opening 24. Looseningthe clamp will enable the sections to be more easily slid together innetted position (FIGURE 2).

Arm 16 has a slot 34 extending longitudinally thereof. The arm mayoccupy two positions (FIGURES 2 and 3), one being in cavity 36 and theother being on the exterior of the cavity and extending transverselyacross the handle at approximately right angles to the longitudinal axisthereof. Cavity 3 8 is defined by a portion of the bore of tube 20, andthere is a transverse pin 40 attached to and extending across saidcavity at the upper, outer end thereof. The pin extends through slot 34and functions as a guide and a pivot for arm 16.

An open ended cap or short, tubular female end section 42 is fixed, forinstance, by rivets or screws 44 or like fasteners, to the outer part ofthe male section 20 and forms a continuation thereof. Resilient means,for instance, a coil spring 46, is disposed in open ended cap 42, oneend of spring 46 bearing on the outer extremity of section 20, and theother end of the spring bearing against pin 40. There is an upwardlyopening notch 48 at the outer terminal of cap 42, and it functions as aseat within which arm 16 rests when in the extended position.

In operation, the banners are strung over arm 16 when the arm is in theextended position (FIGURE 2). Then the banners, together with the upperpart of the device, are elevated so that the banners may be simplyslipped over the overhead wire or the like elevated support.

To operate the devise 10, it is assumed that the starting position is asshown in FIGURE 2. Arm 16 is simply withdrawn from the outer end ofcavity 38, pin 40 guiding the arm in its movement. When pulled all theway out to the limit of slot 34, arm 16 is pivotally moved about thelongitudinal axis of pin 40 until it assumes a position at right anglesto the longitudinal axis of the handle. Then the arm is slid back, whileit rests between the sides of notch 48, until the arm extendsapproximately equidistant to both sides of the longitudinal axis of thehandle. In this position, spring 48 (see FIGURE 4) bears against asurface of the arm and holds it tightly and neatly in place.

Thereafter, the clamp 26 may be loosened sufiiciently to allow thesections of the handle to be slid with reference to each other. When thedesired handle length is established, clamp 26 is tightened and thedevice is ready for use. In order to return the device 10 to thecollapsed and inoperative position, the above procedure is reversed.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A banner hanging device comprising an elongated tubular handleincluding telescopic male and female sections and a comparatively short,open end female end section fixedly mounted on the outer end portion ofsaid male section and having diametrically opposite notches in its outerend portion, a pin mounted diametrically in said end section between thenotches, a banner supporting bar pivotally and slidably mounted on saidpin and engageable in the notches and having a longitudinal slot thereinreceiving the pin for mounting said bar in an 3 operative, slidablyadjustable position transversely on one end of the handle, said barfurther being slidably insertable longitudinally in the handle to aninoperative position, and resilient means in the handle and engaged withthe bar for frictionally securing the bar in said operative position.

2. A banner hanging device comprising an elongated tubular handleincluding telescopic male and female sections and a comparatively short,open end female end section fixedly mounted on the outer end portion ofsaid male section and having diametrically opposite notches in its outerend portion, a pin mounted diametrically in said end section between thenotches, a banner supporting bar pivotally and slidably mounted on saidpin and engageable in the notches and having a longitudinal slot thereinreceiving the pin for mounting said bar in an operative, slidablyadjustable position transversely on one end of the handle, said barfurther being slidably insert-able longitudinally in the handle to aninoperative position, and resilient means for frictionally securing thebar in said operative position, said means including a coil springmounted under compression in the end section between the male sectionand the pin and slidably receiv ing the bar when said bar is inserted inthe handle.

3. A banner hanging device comprising an elongated tubular handleincluding an open end portion having oppositely disposed notchestherein, a pin mounted diametrically in the handle between the notches,a bar slidably insertable to an inoperative position in the handlethrough the open end thereof and slidably and pivotally mounted on thepin and having a longitudinal slot therein receiving said pin, said barbeing engageable in the notches for mounting said bar in a transverseoperative position on the handle, and a spring in the handle engageablewith the bar for frictionally securing same in said operative positionin conjunction with the pin.

4. A banner hanger in accordance with claim 3, Wherein said springincludes a coil mounted concentrically in the handle and encircling thebar when said bar is in said inoperative position.

5. A banner hanger in accordance with claim 4, Wherein the bar isslidable through the coil between said operative and inoperativepositions.

6. A banner hanger in accordance with claim 5, Wherein said handleincludes a male section and a female end section fixed on one endportion thereof and projecting longitudinally therefrom, said coil beingmounted under compression in the end section between said male sectionand the pin.

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